sale barn jersey calf

sorry about your loss it sucks when they die but at least you didnt have that much money in it.

but jeresys are kinda stupid and they will test any pen you put them in. mine is that way already got out 3 times cause my my g/f leaving the gate unlocked when she goes in and feeds them he just taps it and there he goes.

he is the kinda smart that makes you mad and makes you double check every thing.

i think thats how all of them are cause every one i had walked along the new pasture we put them in why the holistens i had and brown swiss ran in the middle of it.

good luck on getting another one

Obviously not all dairy farms treat bull calves that way.
Our bull calves are rarely less than a week old if they go through a sale barn. I try diligently to sell them off the farm myself though. We've had month old Jersey/Norwegian Red bull calves bring as little as $5 at the local sale barn. Healthy calves, past the risk stage and they still bring squat. Time of year affects the price as well as how the local folks are doing.

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Lots to look for at auctions. Here's two tips: one, look for calves with dry, brittle cords, and two, if possible buy the calves from a cow/calf pairs. These calves have been with mama for several days and should be in great shape. Keep in mind 95% of the calves come to the auction healthy. What sicknesses they come home with is out of your control. Most get sick due to stress......Just be prepared for anything.

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well, he got two more for $3 each, and a weaned steer in good flesh for $75 so we'll see. I will post pics. The steer looks 1/2 jersey 1/2 holstein so happy with that one.

$3 each thats pretty good and a weaned steer for $75 is great where did you get them at? if you dont mind me asking

bloomfield livestock auction. Holsteins go for $2 today. We got a weaned jersey heifer for $160, all three but the older steer will be for sale once they are weaned and the heifer is wormed and fattened up a bit and checked for free martin.

Here are the two new bull calves, they are alot different then the last one. They have more energy and have a much better suck instinct

Thing 1 and Thing 2






The dark one is the steer, thinking holstein jersey cross. Any ideas on age?
never mind the huge halter, its all I had at the time.



And here is the heifer. She is actually pretty sweet. She was very wild at first, then she saw the bottle I had for the little ones. That changed her mind about me fast I have been calling her Liza, I think she looks like iza minelli

The two large calves look about 2-3 months old..Little bull calves are 1-2 weeks old.

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I know this might sound a daft question but was that $3 for the entire calf or per pound?

the small ones were $3 each, and some of them didnt even sell at all! There are so many dairies around here and hardly any buyers at this auction.

The big steer was $70

WOW ! ! !

So how would a bunch of them do if you got a nice productive holstein or the like and used her milk instead of milk replacer? Would it work out cheaper and get better results or just be one more cow to mess with?

its about 100 miles from me but still for $3 a calf thats not a bad drive if i can make sure i get alot. around here the local farmer i talk to he gets around $80-150 for 3-5 day old calves that look healthy. and he got $30-50 for the ones that dont look so good same age. he said i could pick up the bull calves he had as many as i wanted for $60 a calf which isnt bad since i know where they are from and i know how much money he puts in his cows but $60 a calf adds up pretty fast.

seen your adds on craigslist today good luck selling them

do you think I am asking too much? I have never done this before. If the heifer doesnt sell then I was meant to keep her

might of been a little much but who knows some one might buy them

but id pull the stickers off before taking the pics lol

its hard to say if some one will buy it or not there has been alot of cows on there and alot of people that cant afford to feed them

sold both calves today within 12 hours of posting.
I wont let them leave untill next week, as it was pointed out to me by a poster that the navel on one is infected.
Could have sold at least two more. Dang!

wow i need to start getting in to that lol did you get your asking price? just wondering

Those two larger calves need an improved diet. The body condition and the haircoat indicate poor nutrients and minimal minerals available to them.

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yeah I dont know much about the history on the older ones, but they clearly never saw pasture by their reaction to it. They get a pellet feed as well as hay now as well.

I did get my asking price on those calves, $150 each.

Needless to say I am sending him to get a couple more, maybe a holstein too to see how that works out.

ya you need to get me like 20 of these at that price the $3 not the $150 lol